Hood for children&#39;s carriages and doll carts



May 1, 1923.

A. W. HAWKINSON noon FOR CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES AND DOLL CARTS Filed Jan. 24, 1922 Patented May 1, 1923.

- UNITED; STATES AXEL W. HAWKINSON,

or WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 'ro .ToP rrr- ELY coivrra'Nr, or WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA. I

HOOD FOR CHILDREN S CARRIAGES AND DOLL CARTS.

Application filed. January 24, 1922. Serial No. 531,414.

To all whom z'tmay concern."

Be it known that I, AXEL v1V. HAWKIN- soN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of WVashington, in the county of 5 Washington and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoods for Childrens Carriages and Doll Carts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hoods for childrens carriages or doll carts. and more, particularly to that type which comprises a loom-woven reed body portion supported by bows,one object of the invention being to provide a hood structure of the type specified in which the woven reed body portion shall be supported by metal, preferably steel, bows in such manner that the edges of the woven reed at respective ends of the hood shall-be effectually covered, and so-that the woven reed body portion shall be securely fastened to the metal bow-frame.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and comb-inationsof parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. 1 a v In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a hood embodying my improvements; Figure 2 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing the metal frameconstruotion, and Figure 3,

4 and 5 are fragmentary sectional views.

The frame of my improved hood includes in its structure, two metal (preferably steel) bows 1 and 2, each securely riveted, at its ends to approximately triangular metal brackets 3, 3,-said bows being disposedpreferably at approximately right angles to each other. At points removed from the brackets 3, thetwo bows are connected by metal braces 4 which are preferably curved. Respective end portions of the woven reed body portion 5 of the hood are secured by rivets 6 to the inner faces of the bows 1 and 2, said rivets passing through holes 7 in the bows, and the curved side edge portions of the body 5 are riveted to the braces 4 as in dicated at 8. To facilitate the securing of the woven reed body to the bows 1 and 2,

said body may first be placed upon a suitwith the respective bows land 2 and are secured in place by rivets 11 passing through holes 12 in said inner bows, through the reed body and through holes 13 in the bows able form and the frame bows 1 and 2 and the braces riveted to its edge portions and 1 and 2. Each inner bow is provided at one edge with a flange 1 1, which is disposedto cover the end edges of the fiber of the reed body member 5. v ,l

If desired, inner strips 15 may be placed against the curved side portions of the reed body and these strips may be held in place by'the rivets 8. l

. Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A hood of the character described comprising a woven reed body, outer metal bows disposed'upon the exterior ,of said woven reed body along the front and rear margins thereof, innermetal bows disposed against the inner surface of the bodyalong the marginal front'and rear portion of said woven reed body,v and fastening means securing said bows in place, said inner bows each having a flange at its outer edge lying across and abutting the front and rear marginal edges of the woven reed body.

2. A hood of the character described comprising two pairs of metal bows disposed at an angle to each other, a woven reed body member having its front and rear marginal portions disposed betweenthe bows of the repective pairs, one bow of each pair having a flange lying across the adjacent marginal edge of the body member, and fastening devices whereby the bows of each pair are se cured to the woven reed body member and toeach other and the edges of the body will be housed flat between the bows.

3. A hood of the character described coin prising two bows disposed at an angle to each other, brackets connecting the adjacent ends of said bows, braces connecting side portions of said bows in proximity to said brackets, a body member secured along its marginal edges to said bows and braces,

mating bows and braces also secured along In testimony whereof, I have signed this the marginal portions of the body, the edges specification in the presence of two subscribof the body being received between the oping Witnesses.

posed faces of the corresponding bows and AXEL W. HAWKI NSON.

braces, one set of bows having flanges along Witnesses:

their outer edges extending across the edges GEO. WOOLFE, of the reed body. H. E. MEANS. 

